A 97-Year-Old Philosopher Faces His Own Death

[jimwell]

Going all the the way to find Truth seems not worth it. It's very painful, confusing, and risky.

But there's really nothing to lose. Death guarantees you have nothing else to lose. Life is more of a tragedy than beauty. And to die without knowing yourself, your life, and reality is another tragedy.

There's much to learn from Herbert Fingarette. What a short, but beautiful documentary. 

 

[Forestluv]

59 minutes ago, jimwell said:

Going all the the way to find Truth seems not worth it. It's very painful, confusing, and risky.

Sure, from the perspective of a self that values comfort over Truth, it might not be "worth it". Yet finding Truth is the ultimate "worth", because it includes all "worths". 

[Scholar]

It's a great example of the limitations of rationality and intellectualization.

[Raw Nature]

There is no risk in life other than the risk you take by not realising your potential. Everything else is a confusion, like being in a big airliner high in the sky flying with the emergency door broken off the only thing that'll keep you tethered to the real world over being sucked into oblivion is that actualisation.

[jimwell]

7 hours ago, Serotoninluv said:

Sure, from the perspective of a self that values comfort over Truth, it might not be "worth it". Yet finding Truth is the ultimate "worth", because it includes all "worths". 

Yes. I see it.

[Danioover9000]

   This is a good example of the limits of rationality and just thinking about traumatic events in life, without going deep enough with the contemplation and taking action towards resolving whatever that traumatic event is. For this 97 year old philosopher, it's the death of his wife he deeply loved for so many years.

   It's true that you will die, one way or another. The end is still death, so really you're damned if you do or don't. All the more reason to keep self-actualizing, however it might look like for you.

   Also, a good time to see how empathetic you are to this situation. It's easy to judge and pass this off as failure to let go and be mindful on his part, until decades later, your loved one passes away before you, and you wallow in grief. It's quite circular, not matter where you're at.

@Raw Nature @Scholar @jimwell

[jimwell]

On 2/14/2020 at 1:29 AM, Danioover9000 said:

   This is a good example of the limits of rationality and just thinking about traumatic events in life, without going deep enough with the contemplation and taking action towards resolving whatever that traumatic event is. For this 97 year old philosopher, it's the death of his wife he deeply loved for so many years.

 

It is a good example of the limits of thinking and rationality. About the death of his wife, he probably contemplated and took action to resolve his pain. He did his best.

Leo clearly says in his most current video psychedelics interferes with the "knobs" of reality. If that's true, psychedelics was what the 97-year-old philosopher needed.